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Late baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron is among several names being considered to replace a Ku Klux Klan leader’s name on an Atlanta high school. An Atlanta school board committee narrowed a list of recommended name changes for Forrest Hill Academy on Wednesday and included two tributes to the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves right fielder. The names are: Hank Aaron Center of Learning and Growth, Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy, Barbara Whitaker Center for Excellence and Hammond Park Academy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Aaron died last week at the age of 86. ” Hammerin’ Hank ” set a wide array of career hitting records during his 23-year span, ultimately breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record while enduring racist threats.

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